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There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
Elizabeth Anderson

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

Elizabeth Anderson, CEO of the Digital Poverty Alliance, argues that the social media ban won’t close the digital divide, only widen it

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’
Digital inclusion

Government launches new AI chatbot – but there are fears ‘people in need might be excluded’

The GOV.UK chatbot is limited to iPhones with iOS 16 or above and Android 10 or above. Those who cannot afford newer phones won’t be able to use this technology

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers
Digital ID

Labour’s U-turn over digital ID plans raises more questions and concerns than answers

Ministers have scaled back plans to require digital ID for workers, but campaigners warn a voluntary system could still become compulsory in practice

What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?
Digital ID

What do homeless people really think about Labour’s digital ID cards?

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’
Digital inclusion

Inside the government-backed community hub teaching people digital skills: ‘It is for my future’

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Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer
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Digital ID scheme will be a ‘passport’ out of homelessness, insists Keir Starmer

New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award
Our vendors

New way for Big Issue vendors to take cashless payments up for prestigious award

Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises
Digital inclusion

Big Issue and Lenovo partner to support digital access for UK social enterprises

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life
Chloe Coleman

‘BritCard’ digital ID risks shutting millions of people out of everyday life

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion
Elizabeth Anderson

Why it takes more than a smartphone to create digital inclusion

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be
Isaac Costley

Refugees aren’t given phones or iPads by the government, but here’s why they should be

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?
Politics

The TikTokification of politics: Will it engage young people or does it miss the point entirely?

DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
Artificial intelligence

DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people
Money

UK risks ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ as cashless society shuts out more and more vulnerable people

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?
Letters

Letters: Should we be reducing our consumption of American things?

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’
Digital inclusion

Labour reveals plan to ‘take everybody into a new digital era’: ‘It’s a difference between us and Tories’

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready
Sean Morrow

Kids risk falling behind without digital skills. It’s never too early to get your tots tech-ready

Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors
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Cashless Christmas is a gift for our vendors

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter
Behind the scenes

How the Big Issue supports vendors through the winter

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership
Press Release

Big Issue vendors set to earn close to half a million additional earnings by 2027 via giffgaff partnership

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’
Financial and digital inclusion

Loss of physical bank branches leaving pensioners at ‘greater risk of scams’

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We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now
Zoe Osmond

We need urgent action to protect next generation from ‘inescapable’ gambling – now

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change
Elizabeth Anderson

Prison leavers are being neglected due to lack of digital skills. It’s time for change

Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people
Digital inclusion

Here’s what happened when 1,000 smartphones and tablets were given to homeless people

‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty
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‘It’s a choice between dinner and devices’: Millions of children held back by digital poverty